Thursday, July 17, 2008

Roman Numeral V- La Mano- (the hand)


oil on canvas8" x 10" Before this hand gesture, The Mano Panteo, was adopted by Christian popes and saints to bless large crowds, it was a Greco-Romano pagan sign to ward off the evil eye (malocchio). Green eyed pepole were suspected of holding the malocchio ability.

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